Valve-operating mechanism.



P. W. KNAU?.

VALVE OPERATING MEGHANISM.

APPLIGATION FILED 111111.22, 190s 956,772. Patented May 3, 1910.

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UNITED sTATEs PATENT OFFICE.

PAUL W. KNAUF, Ol' CYNWYD, PENNSYLVANIA, .SSIGfNOR 'IO BCE'UHTE AND KOERT- ING COMPANY, 0F IHILADELPHIA, PENNSYLVANIA., A CORPORATION OF PENN- BYLVANIA.

VALVE-OIEBATING MEGHANIBM".

Patented May 3, 1910.

Application led August 22, 1908. Serial No.449,785.

lTo all 'wwm 'it' may concern:

Be it known that I PAUL W. KNnUF, a citizen of the United tates'of America, residing at Cynwyd, in the county. of Montomery, in the State of Pennsylvama, have invented a certain new and useful Improvement in Valve- Operating Mechanism, of which the following is a true and exact description, reference being had to the accompanyingxlrawings, which'forni a part thereof. The present invention relates to operating mechanisms for valves and particularly for valves of the kind which are o erated by.

y a motor` hand under some conditions and under other conditions.

The object'of the invention is to provide a simple and e'ective valve operating mechanism so constructed and arranged that when the valve is operated byhand, the

motor driving mechanism is disconnected, so that no part of such mechanism needs be rotated by hand, while when the motor driving mechanism is in operatlon, the manual I driving device, which is usually in the form of a large hand Wheel, is disengaged from the valve, thus 'eliminating the `fly wheel lmotion of the hand wheel 1n starting or stop' ing the motor drive.`

This' vvarious features of novelty which characterize my invention are pointed .out

with articularity in the claims annexed `to and orrning a art of this specification.l v For 'abetter un erstandjng of the inven .tio'n, however, and the advantages possessed by it, reference may be had to-the accompanylng vdrawings; and descriptlve matter, 1n which `I have illustrated and described one of the hforms in which the invention may beembodied. Y

Of the drawing: Figure 1 is a perspective view of a. valve' equip ed with my invention. Fig. 2 is a view siml ar to Fig. 1, but taken froma different point of view. Fig. 3 is 'a elevationtaken onv the lined- Lof Fig. 3, and Fig. 5 is a perspective view of a portion of the hand wheel.

In-the drawings: .A represents the lca -sing the-main valve at the .time of opening the i valve.-

. E accordingly, as the the t readed non-rotatable valve stemC up.`

valve. ted to be rotated either by or h the large gear Wheel and wheel or gear is clutch connected to the nut D. The u per end-of stem C is inclosed and rotected y a cap F2 securedto hand wheel A clutch collar D1 is secured to the nut D by the clampin ring D3 and the feather or key'D. The c utch ring D1 has formed on its upper end radial lugs D2, which enter between lugs or shoulders Fs on the under side of the hub F1 of the hand wheel F, (see Fig. 5) when the latter is moved down from the position shown in Fig. 2 to the position shown in Figs. 1 and 4..

A bifurcated lever Gis pivoted on a shaft G1 carried by the clutch ring D1. The ends G2 of the bifurcated portions ofthe lever G are held b the overbalancing weight of the other end 3 of the lever in engagement with and down to open and close the main The nut D is adap the hand wheel F the lower edge of the rim portion of the hand wheel hujb. When the hand wheel is elevated asl shown in Fig. 2 the end G3 vof the lever G dro s down mto'pos'ition to engage a lu E1 ormedon the upper side of the gear w eel E. When, however, the hand wheelv F is dropped down into the'position in which it iseng'aged with the clutch rin D1, the lever G is turned'to carry its end above the path of the lug E1. In consequence of this ar'ra ement, it will beobserved that when the and wheel is down the operative position, the gear wheel E is disconnected from the nut D, while when the hand wheel F is lifted u from the operative pos1t1i)on, the gear wheel is connected to the The means for raising, and lowerin the hand wheel F comprises a pair of vrov s H parallel to the valve 'spindle and located on the opposite sides thereof. 'These rods H are' mounted in perforated ears providedl on brackets A2 lower ends ofthe -rodsj H rest on arms I1 carried 'by rock-shaft I, which is journaled in brackets carriedby the oke A1. M idwaf betwenits ends, the shaft 'is provided wi a Yhifurcated 'arm I1, to which ispivoted a nutP. An operating rod J provlded with a cross piece'or *handle .I1 has its. upper end secured tothe yoke A1.- The swiveled in a yoke J2 pivoted to the yoke A1 and its lower end threaded through the nut It. As the rod J is rotated in one direction or the other, the rock shaft I is turned so that the arms I1 move the rods H` u ward or allow them to move downward,

the rods I-I aredown', as shown in VI|1g.`=1, the hand wheel l is in the position in which it is clutched to the nut I) and the end Gra of the lever G is held out of the ath of the lug E1of the gear wheel en, however, the rodsl-I are elevated as shown in Fig. 2, `the 'hand wheel F is disconnected 'from the nut DL and the elevation ofthe hand'wheel F allows the end .G3 of the lever' G to drop down into the path of the lu E1 on the gear wheel. The rods H then old wheel I4" stationar The gear Whee E in the form shown yis rotated by a Small'gear wheel K carried at the upper end of a shaft which has `secured to its lower end a ear Wheel K1, which meshes with and is 'riven by a gear wheel.

Lll ciarried by the shaft of an electric motor A spur ear Dis securedto the lower end ofthe nut and meshes with a gear wheel O". The gear wheel 02 is carried'at the u per end' of a small shaft -.O. The shaft is provided with 'a worm Q which mcsheswith a gear Nsjcarried 'by a shaft N. The shaft N is provided at its' ends with contact or switch arms Nl. adapted to close c onta :ts .`N2

carried by the contact' carryin members M Y and M when the lvalve moves into the wide openor 'fully closed positions in order to then stopt-he motor.' 4,The contact carr ing mem-V bers M andv M are supported by 4t e statlonf,

ary 'frame 'work or casing ofthe valve.

The construction illustrated and described has 4been found in, practice to be hlghly satisfactory. The simple and effective clutch mechanism Adescribed `I nevents the hand wheel `F 4fronrexerting any iiy wheel action uPn the'y valve Operating 'membx 'D when.

the latter vis being turned by the electric motor; V4 Similarly these connections insure be operate -ofonlyone lu E1 ongear E allows the motor""tof.get we Vjin'ojvethe valve. l

thatfwhen 'the valve is being operatedby there is yn ojextraload .due to the gearing' or 'any art of it by which the valvemay d) by the motor'. 'The-provision `started before starting to ,Having now described my invention, what tera-Patent is,

I claim asi'ew; and vdesire to'secure by Letcombination, a valve, al rotatable y o gvalv'e actuatin member, 'an axially movable and-rotatable andwheel', a rotatable power actiiatedwheeliclutch mechanism de endent uponfthef axia 'i pos ition','of the'han fwheel for connecting said member and handwheel togetherifin one axial 'ositinof the hand -wheelfa'nd for 'connec ing -sa1d"`xnember to GIL ` moving an 4. vIn comblnation, a valve, a

osa-77a the nower actuated ywheel in another axial Vposi ion-'ofv the hand wheel, and means for moving said hand IwheelV axially.

2. In combination, a valve, a rotatable valve actuatin member, an axially movable and rotatable and wheel, a rotatable power actuate'd'Whe'eI, clutch mechanism de endcnt;

actuatedwheehf clutch mechanism de endent.

uponthe axial 4 position of the han Wheel for connecting said member and hand wheel together in one' axial position/of the hand Wheel and for connecting said member and 'the-power actuated wheel lin another axial,

position of the hand wheel, a rock shaft and connections operated thereby for engagin the. periphery of the hand wheeltomove an hold thelatter out of the position in which v itis clutched to 'saidsmemben clutched to said mem? 'rtatable valveactuatinor member, an axially movable and' rotatable hand wheel, a rotatable power actuated wheel, clutch mechanism vde endent' upon the' lXfl p'x'isitionl of thefl wheel for connecting said memberv and hand;

wheel together in, one axial position ot the hand wheel andfor connecting said member and o werY actuated wheelV in another axial position of the hand'wheel, 'a pluralityl of members free to move' in adirectionfparallelfto the 'axis of thehand 'Wheel and arf' ranged in line with' the `p'eriplieryfof the hand wheel, "and means for movin said membefS. t0v cause them to engage te 'pel riphery ofthe wheel and move the latter axially.

5. In combination, Va valve, ai 4rotatable valve actuatin member, a axially movable and rotatable and wheel, .a rotatable power actuated lwheel, clutch mechanism de vendent f upon the axial position of the han Wheel forjconnectingsad member and hand wheel together one .axialposition of the 'hand wheel and fdr 'connecting 'said wheel tothe poweractuated wheel in another axial position of thehand wheel, a plurality of mein-4 bers'ffree to 'move in a directiol'i 'parallel to the axis of the hand "wheel and arranged in line with the l'periphery of .the hand' wheel a rockshaft `havingarms which enga e and movesaidmemb'ers when the' rock s aft'is turned, and means for turning said. rock shaft. v.

6. lIn combination, a valve, a rotatable valve actuatin member, an axially movable and rotatable and wheel, a rotatable power actuated wheel, clutch mechanism de endent upon the axial position of the han wheel for connecting said member and hand wheel together in one axial osition of the hand Wheel and for connecting said member and power actuated wheel in another axial position of the hand wheel,a plurality of members .free to move in a direction parallel to the axis of the hand wheeland arran ed in line with the periphery of the hand w eel, a rock shaft having an operating arm and other arms which enga e and 4move said members when the rock s aft is turned, and

an extensible connection between said operating arm and the valve casing.

7. A valve operating mechanism comprising in combination a vertical and vertically movable but non-rotatable threaded A4valve spindle, a rotatable nut through which -said spindle is threaded, ay hand wheel and a power actuated wheel which surround said spindle and clutch mechanism by which said nut may be connected to one or the other of said wheels, said clutch mechanism 'comprisin shoulders carried by the' nut and the han wheel adapted to engage and disen age when said hand w-heel is moving axial a lever pivoted to said nut and having one end engaging said hand Wheel and a lug on said power actuated wheel adapted to en ge the other end of said lever when the atter is in the position corresponding to the position of the hand Wheel 1n which the latter is disengaged from the nut.

PAUL W. KNAUF.

' Witnesses:

ARNOLD KA'rz, D. STEWART. 

